Of Wind, Air and Climate Change

Wind is air in motion. There is no wind on a frosty winter’s sunrise over the Khomas (‘hilly’) highlands of […]

Of Wind, Air and Climate Change

Wind is air in motion. There is no wind on a frosty winter’s sunrise over the Khomas (‘hilly’) highlands of […]

Long-legged, Long-necked, Long-Lived, Long Distance Travellers

Wedged between ibises, ducks, geese and swans, the decurved-beaked flamingo is among the most highly specialized filter feeders in the […]

Long-legged, Long-necked, Long-Lived, Long Distance Travellers

Wedged between ibises, ducks, geese and swans, the decurved-beaked flamingo is among the most highly specialized filter feeders in the […]

Lesser Known Treasures of the Central Namib Coast

Sky, sand and sea merge in the Bay of Sandwich, once an ancient harbour that sheltered sailing ships riding at […]

Lesser Known Treasures of the Central Namib Coast

Sky, sand and sea merge in the Bay of Sandwich, once an ancient harbour that sheltered sailing ships riding at […]

Leaded versus Unleaded Doves

The doves flew in fast, aiming their flight pattern at the edge of the waterhole. Puffs of powder-fine dust marked […]

Leaded versus Unleaded Doves

The doves flew in fast, aiming their flight pattern at the edge of the waterhole. Puffs of powder-fine dust marked […]

Capture, Cull or Contraception?

‘Is not the lion a mirror of man?How did we get the lion’s share?By being superior to the lion we […]

Capture, Cull or Contraception?

‘Is not the lion a mirror of man?How did we get the lion’s share?By being superior to the lion we […]

Domain of the Deserts

‘The Desert is both fascinating and terrifyingIt is the great, lonely void,And humans instinctively dread being brought face-to-face with themselves.For […]

Domain of the Deserts

‘The Desert is both fascinating and terrifyingIt is the great, lonely void,And humans instinctively dread being brought face-to-face with themselves.For […]

Ants here, Flies ther…Insects, “Goggas” everywhere!

‘Gogga’ is a popular Afrikaans word used mostly in a derogatory sense, to denote a creepy-crawly, a flying insect or […]

Ants here, Flies ther…Insects, “Goggas” everywhere!

‘Gogga’ is a popular Afrikaans word used mostly in a derogatory sense, to denote a creepy-crawly, a flying insect or […]

Etosha experience

Introduction: With the last rays of the sun glinting on sleek, tawny and awesomely muscled bodies, the sighting that had […]

Etosha experience

Introduction: With the last rays of the sun glinting on sleek, tawny and awesomely muscled bodies, the sighting that had […]

Flyers of the twilight zone

Shortly after sunset and before sunrise, flocks of this pigeon–sized bird converge on water holes throughout Namibia. They arrive with […]

Flyers of the twilight zone

Shortly after sunset and before sunrise, flocks of this pigeon–sized bird converge on water holes throughout Namibia. They arrive with […]

A Waggle of Words

What name do you give to a number of lions living together? Easy – there is one collective term known […]

A Waggle of Words

What name do you give to a number of lions living together? Easy – there is one collective term known […]

And somewhere lions still roam…

In Asia the tiger, Lord of the Forest,faces extinction in the wild.Is it unrealistic to think that at some datein […]

And somewhere lions still roam…

In Asia the tiger, Lord of the Forest,faces extinction in the wild.Is it unrealistic to think that at some datein […]

Diary of a Wildebeest

More than half of a wildebeest’s life is spent resting, but being social animals, they too enjoy a little get–together.Just […]

Diary of a Wildebeest

More than half of a wildebeest’s life is spent resting, but being social animals, they too enjoy a little get–together.Just […]

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